Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University / Kota Open University

Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU) was formerly called the Kota Open University began the the year 1987. The University aims to offer excellence in academics and management while working with several distance learning resources. The university headquarters is located at Kota and its jurisdiction covers the whole state of Rajasthan. Admissions are conducted twice in a year (January and July).

Departments:

Botany

English

Education

Political Science

Management

History

Economics

Library & Information Science

Computer Science

Commerce

Law

Hindi

VMOU has 6 Regional Centres in Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur. It also has 65 study centres in the state for student support services. The study centres operating in the state are of the following types:

Regular Study Centres.

Programme Specific Study Centres. E.g. B.Ed.

Clientele specific Study Centres. E.g. for women and army.

Satellite Study Centres for rural and army areas.

Courses offered

The Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU) provides graduate, post graduate, and Ph.D. courses. The system of assessment is based on a 5 point system of grading. General and inter-disciplinary research services can be found in some of the courses.

The following are the regular courses offered by various departments in Kota Open University: